We've been on vacation and it was a good time with family. Sorry for the lack of posts.
Anyway, we recently had an opportunity to review the activity generated on 2211's beat and we have been shocked and happily surprised. It has always been said on this blog that we want quality police service, not quantity. It looks as if with quality, we get some quantity. The arrest totals on the beat have gone up. And there have been some pretty good arrests. Don't know if this blog has had anything to do with stepped up patrols or aggressive policing, but it is a welcomed sight.
However, we still see quite regularly 2211 being dispatched east and also detailed. It is horrible that we have to watch our car go east for anything but assists for other officers, but it is still happening. There is a police shortage, but there is not a shortage of tax paying/voting residents in Mt. Greenwood. Remember these police shortages when you vote. KEEP 2211 WEST!!!
Showing posts with label police patrols. Show all posts
Showing posts with label police patrols. Show all posts
Monday, August 2, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Police Department
Our police department is currently acting like the federal government. We have always been a believer that the smaller the group you try to control, the easier it is to manage that group. We are a believer in state's rights over federal rights. It is much easier to control a state than the federal government. Just like it is much easier to manage a county than a state. (Although Toddler Stroger and his ilk are finding great ways of fucking that up too.) Recently, our federal government has gone through a phase of siphoning power and micromanaging the country. What the federal government is going to find out is that they are not going to be able to provide the services they promised and corruption will be harder to find. Our police department is going through that same phase.
Numerous officers are being ripped out of their districts time and again to some citywide unit, stripping district patrol of their much needed resources that are used to handle their standard workload. Orders, for the most part, are not being given by commanders, but by those at headquarters using computer systems that tell you where crime is going to occur. As commentors have stated, there are cars being detailed to locations east at the behest of certain brass from headquarters, not from the commander.
That power grab by headquarters is killing the ability of the Chicago Police Department to effectively answer calls for service and proactively patrol neighborhoods. If the Chicago Police Department and the city of Chicago hired to replace their losses at the district level, we would not be in as bad of a position as we are currently in. However, even though history is not on their side, our government and police department are moving forward with their plans to centralize their power.
Numerous officers are being ripped out of their districts time and again to some citywide unit, stripping district patrol of their much needed resources that are used to handle their standard workload. Orders, for the most part, are not being given by commanders, but by those at headquarters using computer systems that tell you where crime is going to occur. As commentors have stated, there are cars being detailed to locations east at the behest of certain brass from headquarters, not from the commander.
That power grab by headquarters is killing the ability of the Chicago Police Department to effectively answer calls for service and proactively patrol neighborhoods. If the Chicago Police Department and the city of Chicago hired to replace their losses at the district level, we would not be in as bad of a position as we are currently in. However, even though history is not on their side, our government and police department are moving forward with their plans to centralize their power.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Robbery Attempt and Arrest
My stepson Gary was jumped last night/early this morning by 2 blacks from Englewood.Gary is a night manager at the BurgerKing on 111th and Kedzie and was on his way to work,was running late and on foot,since the busses don't run down 111thst. after midnight.Although I advise him to be aware of his surroundings especially at that time of night,he was yakking on his phone,and they jumped him between the cemeteries.Thank God a detective either going or coming from work saw what was going on,stopped,and these 2 took off.A couple of off-duty cops standing near Hippo's got involved,and these bum's were arrested.If my detail's are a little sketchy,this is what Gary told me,not from a police report.His cell was'nt recovered, but other items were.However he did hear that they were just looking for someone to rob in Beverly or M.G.(Candyland!).His ear looks like a 'toon ear where he was struck,he's shook,but otherwise allright.I just want to thank from the bottom of my heart,the officer's who got involved.Thank you,Thank you!I'll glady pop for some adult beverages at your favorite watering hole.We all need to be aware and involved.Carmen G.(P.S)I will also post at S.C.C or Shaved.
There it is folks. The invasion of our neighborhood for the purpose of preying on our citizens. What we have been talking about and what has been happening for years. The anger that swells up inside of us is palpable because our politicians make us the prey. They speak of nothing of this evil for fear of racial backlash. They do not allow us to protect ourselves and then they throw 1 beat car on our beat. If Gary was allowed to carry a handgun, it is possible that Gary's ear would be normal and 2 shitheads would be dead. And the world would be a better place.
Instead, Gary was left to fend for himself in a neighborhood that is generally good, but prime for attack.
That being said, thank you off duty detective. You may have saved a life. You did your job off duty and we are proud. Also, thank you off duty officers that got involved as well. You may have saved 2 lives. We stress off duty because it appears that we are protecting ourselves at this point and we are proud of that. We are paying attention, citizens and police.
Hope for a quick recovery for Gary. Hope for a long stay in prison for the ignorant. We know that one of these is going to happen for sure, the other....not so much.
There it is folks. The invasion of our neighborhood for the purpose of preying on our citizens. What we have been talking about and what has been happening for years. The anger that swells up inside of us is palpable because our politicians make us the prey. They speak of nothing of this evil for fear of racial backlash. They do not allow us to protect ourselves and then they throw 1 beat car on our beat. If Gary was allowed to carry a handgun, it is possible that Gary's ear would be normal and 2 shitheads would be dead. And the world would be a better place.
Instead, Gary was left to fend for himself in a neighborhood that is generally good, but prime for attack.
That being said, thank you off duty detective. You may have saved a life. You did your job off duty and we are proud. Also, thank you off duty officers that got involved as well. You may have saved 2 lives. We stress off duty because it appears that we are protecting ourselves at this point and we are proud of that. We are paying attention, citizens and police.
Hope for a quick recovery for Gary. Hope for a long stay in prison for the ignorant. We know that one of these is going to happen for sure, the other....not so much.
Letter to Editor of Beverly Review
From Beverly Review:
What is going on with the police patrolling the 22nd District?
Don’t we pay taxes for them to make our streets safe? I have been practically hit five times in the last few weeks by drivers who didn’t even bother to pause at a stop sign. There is no fear of getting a ticket in Chicago for breaking the law in a vehicle. When was the last time you saw someone pulled over in Chicago for a traffic stop that wasn’t a major accident? You’re going to have to think real long and hard to come up with one.
Now watch a whole lot of nothing being done by the people in charge in the 19th Ward—as usual. They get paid regardless. It’s time for a change—alderman, police chief, district commander, police officer, even the citizens (they are the ones doing the crazy driving in the first place).
Most of the article is police hating and calling them lazy. We obviously do not agree with those aspects of the article. Feel free to follow the link and read the whole article if you'd like.
What we are focusing on is that someone took the time to write a letter that points out a lack of police service. The article doesn't say where, just 22nd district. Hmmm, we have been saying that for a while. Our beefs are not with traffic as the writer focuses on, our beefs are with the violent and property crimes. What is happening is citizens are paying some attention and starting to make some waves.
The other thing that caught our attention was the blame this writer passes around. Alderman and police leaders were on the list. Although the alderman and police leaders cannot force a police officer (for the most part) to pull over and write tickets, they do have a say in the number of police on the street and the environment with which police are able to do work. Same argument for crime patrols in the neighborhood. Whether it is traffic citations or crime patrols, we are short police and we are aware of it. Hence our warning to the public at large to learn to protect yourself.
What is going on with the police patrolling the 22nd District?
Don’t we pay taxes for them to make our streets safe? I have been practically hit five times in the last few weeks by drivers who didn’t even bother to pause at a stop sign. There is no fear of getting a ticket in Chicago for breaking the law in a vehicle. When was the last time you saw someone pulled over in Chicago for a traffic stop that wasn’t a major accident? You’re going to have to think real long and hard to come up with one.
Now watch a whole lot of nothing being done by the people in charge in the 19th Ward—as usual. They get paid regardless. It’s time for a change—alderman, police chief, district commander, police officer, even the citizens (they are the ones doing the crazy driving in the first place).
Most of the article is police hating and calling them lazy. We obviously do not agree with those aspects of the article. Feel free to follow the link and read the whole article if you'd like.
What we are focusing on is that someone took the time to write a letter that points out a lack of police service. The article doesn't say where, just 22nd district. Hmmm, we have been saying that for a while. Our beefs are not with traffic as the writer focuses on, our beefs are with the violent and property crimes. What is happening is citizens are paying some attention and starting to make some waves.
The other thing that caught our attention was the blame this writer passes around. Alderman and police leaders were on the list. Although the alderman and police leaders cannot force a police officer (for the most part) to pull over and write tickets, they do have a say in the number of police on the street and the environment with which police are able to do work. Same argument for crime patrols in the neighborhood. Whether it is traffic citations or crime patrols, we are short police and we are aware of it. Hence our warning to the public at large to learn to protect yourself.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The other post regarding OUR loss
We lost another officer. ANOTHER ONE to the 007th District. This time right outside the police station.
Our thoughts. We are losing this war boys and girls. The violence and the thuggery is taking over this city. We are losing not because we do not have the soldiers to fight the war. Oh no, we have the soldiers. Trust me. Myself and some of my staff work with them. They are some of the bravest, strongest and smartest people that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and working with(I am using the first person because this article is coming straight from the writer). We are losing because we have let our city, and neighborhood in some respects, be taken over by a political group that does not give two shits about their citizens or their police. They coddle up next to Ceasefire and reverends, who are probably so in bed with the gangs that it might be hard to tell the difference, just so they can retain power. These politicians believe they gain political power by throwing officers that sometimes operate in a grey area right under the bus. These officers are the same ones that are spilling their blood, sweat and tears in neighborhoods that do not truly appreciate what they are doing. Englewood being one of them. Our boys and girls in blue are itching for the opportunity to right the wrongs that they see daily, but can't because of fear they will lose their job over some grey area actions that are completely called for at this point. I don't blame them and nor should you. Changes need to be made.
There are sections of this city that are truly lost. Englewood is one of them. Now, I know we are going to hear speeches regarding how there are good people that live in Englewood and that they deserve to have protection. Fuck that. If those good people are there, then it is time for them to do one of two things. Either leave or stand up and fight for their neighborhood. Let them stand up and speak out for the police. Demand news coverage for their pro police and pro neighborhood rants. Speak clearly and to the point that anything that occurs in a police officers tour of duty that wanders into the grey area of policing, be considered as the right thing the police officer did.
However, until that day comes and until the evil starts acting good, we have a new proposal. Examine the taxes generated from that neighborhood and give them the protection that their neighborhood deserves in the form of taxes collected, not votes garnered. Then pull all of the resources out of that neighborhood because we are sure that money going into that neighborhood is well over money coming out. All of the extra units, all of the manpower, equipment, the police station, etc. Let the neighborhood fall on its own without taking the good along with it. Send all of those resources to our district or other districts where it is evident there is still good. I promise you, the people of Mt. Greenwood would not march against their police. They would welcome them with open arms and appreciate what they are there to do. We have lost enough good people in this war. If the politicians won't let us fight this war to win, then we are going to choose the battles we fight. Like fighting for Mt. Greenwood.
It takes good to kill evil. We have the good on our side. God knows it. The citizens of Mt. Greenwood know it. The politicians and the ones with power (media, reverends, etc) don't care about good unless it serves their political, power hungry interests. They will also embrace evil if it serves their political, power hungry needs. In the city as a whole, good vs. evil, evil is winning. In our neighborhood, good vs. evil, good is winning but evil is advancing. Let's put a stop to it. God is on our side.
Our thoughts. We are losing this war boys and girls. The violence and the thuggery is taking over this city. We are losing not because we do not have the soldiers to fight the war. Oh no, we have the soldiers. Trust me. Myself and some of my staff work with them. They are some of the bravest, strongest and smartest people that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and working with(I am using the first person because this article is coming straight from the writer). We are losing because we have let our city, and neighborhood in some respects, be taken over by a political group that does not give two shits about their citizens or their police. They coddle up next to Ceasefire and reverends, who are probably so in bed with the gangs that it might be hard to tell the difference, just so they can retain power. These politicians believe they gain political power by throwing officers that sometimes operate in a grey area right under the bus. These officers are the same ones that are spilling their blood, sweat and tears in neighborhoods that do not truly appreciate what they are doing. Englewood being one of them. Our boys and girls in blue are itching for the opportunity to right the wrongs that they see daily, but can't because of fear they will lose their job over some grey area actions that are completely called for at this point. I don't blame them and nor should you. Changes need to be made.
There are sections of this city that are truly lost. Englewood is one of them. Now, I know we are going to hear speeches regarding how there are good people that live in Englewood and that they deserve to have protection. Fuck that. If those good people are there, then it is time for them to do one of two things. Either leave or stand up and fight for their neighborhood. Let them stand up and speak out for the police. Demand news coverage for their pro police and pro neighborhood rants. Speak clearly and to the point that anything that occurs in a police officers tour of duty that wanders into the grey area of policing, be considered as the right thing the police officer did.
However, until that day comes and until the evil starts acting good, we have a new proposal. Examine the taxes generated from that neighborhood and give them the protection that their neighborhood deserves in the form of taxes collected, not votes garnered. Then pull all of the resources out of that neighborhood because we are sure that money going into that neighborhood is well over money coming out. All of the extra units, all of the manpower, equipment, the police station, etc. Let the neighborhood fall on its own without taking the good along with it. Send all of those resources to our district or other districts where it is evident there is still good. I promise you, the people of Mt. Greenwood would not march against their police. They would welcome them with open arms and appreciate what they are there to do. We have lost enough good people in this war. If the politicians won't let us fight this war to win, then we are going to choose the battles we fight. Like fighting for Mt. Greenwood.
It takes good to kill evil. We have the good on our side. God knows it. The citizens of Mt. Greenwood know it. The politicians and the ones with power (media, reverends, etc) don't care about good unless it serves their political, power hungry interests. They will also embrace evil if it serves their political, power hungry needs. In the city as a whole, good vs. evil, evil is winning. In our neighborhood, good vs. evil, good is winning but evil is advancing. Let's put a stop to it. God is on our side.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Happy 4th of July
Happy Birthday America!
As we celebrate everything America is and can be, we have a festival going on in Chicago that has in the past and even just as recent as this past week, has been violent. Our police are being stripped from their normal duties, which they are already strapped for resources in doing, and being sent downtown to prevent a political black eye for the politicians.
Remember, the politicians are protecting themselves, not you. You are being reminded because today could be a day in which you are left to fend for yourself more so than any other day in the year. Be careful with your celebrations and be careful with those who are looking to prey upon you.
However, enjoy this day. Our rights that were granted by God were finally starting to be recognized by a government for the first time in history with the formation of our United States. Our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The right to free speach. The right to bear arms. The right to privacy. The right to trial by jury. The right to just be as God created you. That is something that we believe is attempting to be stripped by our politicians as they look out for themselves and their power. God created this great country and God is with us as we fight to protect what He created.
Be safe today.
As we celebrate everything America is and can be, we have a festival going on in Chicago that has in the past and even just as recent as this past week, has been violent. Our police are being stripped from their normal duties, which they are already strapped for resources in doing, and being sent downtown to prevent a political black eye for the politicians.
Remember, the politicians are protecting themselves, not you. You are being reminded because today could be a day in which you are left to fend for yourself more so than any other day in the year. Be careful with your celebrations and be careful with those who are looking to prey upon you.
However, enjoy this day. Our rights that were granted by God were finally starting to be recognized by a government for the first time in history with the formation of our United States. Our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The right to free speach. The right to bear arms. The right to privacy. The right to trial by jury. The right to just be as God created you. That is something that we believe is attempting to be stripped by our politicians as they look out for themselves and their power. God created this great country and God is with us as we fight to protect what He created.
Be safe today.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Another 2211 afternoon arrest!!!
WTF is going on? There are arrests to be made on Bt 2211. No, you don't say?!?
We have known for a long time that 2211 has the crime, you just have to spend the manpower and time over here searching. We think everyone in the community has known it and no one was speaking up about it except to each other. Now we have this blog and guess what, we are growing in numbers of readers and contributors. And we are starting to become aware at just how bad we let this neighborhood get.
Has it turned into the ghetto? No. Just don't want it to turn into the ghetto.
Again, and we are proud to do this, Kudos to 2211 afternoons. Please say there are 2 other watches out there working the beat. We don't care if you get arrests on the other two watches, just be here actively looking. That is all we ask.
One question, where was the arrest made? Like to know where some of the trouble is.
We have known for a long time that 2211 has the crime, you just have to spend the manpower and time over here searching. We think everyone in the community has known it and no one was speaking up about it except to each other. Now we have this blog and guess what, we are growing in numbers of readers and contributors. And we are starting to become aware at just how bad we let this neighborhood get.
Has it turned into the ghetto? No. Just don't want it to turn into the ghetto.
Again, and we are proud to do this, Kudos to 2211 afternoons. Please say there are 2 other watches out there working the beat. We don't care if you get arrests on the other two watches, just be here actively looking. That is all we ask.
One question, where was the arrest made? Like to know where some of the trouble is.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Another Narcotics Arrest
Wow. We hope the officers out there that believe they cannot get a good, overtime court arrest on 2211's beat are paying attention to Bt. 2211's activity for last night.
They got a crack cocaine arrest on the 10700 blk of Whipple. It is here people. You just have to look and patrol and you will find it. It may not be as prevelant as it is east of here, but it is here. And bangers sometimes come here to deliver, you just have to look. Looking requires a beat car to be on the beat at all times searching. Let's talk about what 2211's arrest last night might have prevented.
The idiot with the crack could have been that potential burglar on the beat that need to get something of value from a good citizen of Mt. Greenwood to buy more crack. That idiot didn't get to do it last night, they were locked up.
The idiot with the crack could have potentially robbed someone for cash or something of value to get some more crack for their addiction. Again, yesterday they didn't have a prayer because 2211 was on the prowl and was being proactive.
The waste of space could have smoked the crack cocaine, got behind the wheel of a car and hit some innocent victim because they were too high to drive. Not so fast asshole, we had a beat car doing the job we ask of them.
We are sure there are many more scenarios to evaluate the arrest of the individual last night, but we are giving the Kudos again to 2211 for the work they did on our beat.
They got a crack cocaine arrest on the 10700 blk of Whipple. It is here people. You just have to look and patrol and you will find it. It may not be as prevelant as it is east of here, but it is here. And bangers sometimes come here to deliver, you just have to look. Looking requires a beat car to be on the beat at all times searching. Let's talk about what 2211's arrest last night might have prevented.
The idiot with the crack could have been that potential burglar on the beat that need to get something of value from a good citizen of Mt. Greenwood to buy more crack. That idiot didn't get to do it last night, they were locked up.
The idiot with the crack could have potentially robbed someone for cash or something of value to get some more crack for their addiction. Again, yesterday they didn't have a prayer because 2211 was on the prowl and was being proactive.
The waste of space could have smoked the crack cocaine, got behind the wheel of a car and hit some innocent victim because they were too high to drive. Not so fast asshole, we had a beat car doing the job we ask of them.
We are sure there are many more scenarios to evaluate the arrest of the individual last night, but we are giving the Kudos again to 2211 for the work they did on our beat.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Castle Rock vs. Gonzalez
We read in the comments recently, (sorry, we cannot place exactly where in the comments), about a Supreme Court case that stated that the police cannot not be held liable for failing to protect you from a crime. We were aware of the case and looked it up.
Castle Rock vs. Gonzalez
The basics of the case was a woman had a restaining order against her estranged husband and the police failed to act thinking the husband was not a violent person after kidnapping their 3 kids. He killed the kids and then died by cop.
Tragedy....yes. Police liable...not so much.
What can we take from this? Your police are not responsible for protecting you. We are certain that our police will attempt to if they see the crime in progress. Any good police officer would. However, in your time of immediate need, calling 911 does not protect you from the problem at hand. Should you do it? YES! But the fight doesn't stop because you called the police. Protect yourself. Protect your family and your neighbors. If you set yourself up to be a victim, you will be one. If you sit there after calling 911 waiting for the police to come and rescue you, well, you may be disappointed.
The courts have ruled, and we believe rightfully so, that you cannot depend on government for your protection. Our city would like you to think so. They build big 911 buildings, big police stations, hold beat meetings, and have a handgun ban so that you have to turn to the city for protection and not yourself. Reality is, our 1 beat car cannot stop crime. Our 1 beat car can barely respond to crime. Ultimately it is up to you to protect yourself from harm.
However, it is up to us to get our tax dollars back for the smoke and mirrors protection we receive. Hear the sound of those police sirens you pay for going east all the time. Bosses don't care, they are not liable for your protection. We know we could use some of that tax money to buy a gun.
Castle Rock vs. Gonzalez
The basics of the case was a woman had a restaining order against her estranged husband and the police failed to act thinking the husband was not a violent person after kidnapping their 3 kids. He killed the kids and then died by cop.
Tragedy....yes. Police liable...not so much.
What can we take from this? Your police are not responsible for protecting you. We are certain that our police will attempt to if they see the crime in progress. Any good police officer would. However, in your time of immediate need, calling 911 does not protect you from the problem at hand. Should you do it? YES! But the fight doesn't stop because you called the police. Protect yourself. Protect your family and your neighbors. If you set yourself up to be a victim, you will be one. If you sit there after calling 911 waiting for the police to come and rescue you, well, you may be disappointed.
The courts have ruled, and we believe rightfully so, that you cannot depend on government for your protection. Our city would like you to think so. They build big 911 buildings, big police stations, hold beat meetings, and have a handgun ban so that you have to turn to the city for protection and not yourself. Reality is, our 1 beat car cannot stop crime. Our 1 beat car can barely respond to crime. Ultimately it is up to you to protect yourself from harm.
However, it is up to us to get our tax dollars back for the smoke and mirrors protection we receive. Hear the sound of those police sirens you pay for going east all the time. Bosses don't care, they are not liable for your protection. We know we could use some of that tax money to buy a gun.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Another WTF moment + ALERT
From email:
I live on the 10900-11000 block of Albany. This morning, (07/26) at about 5:10 a.m., a neighbor awoke to find a white male in his 20's, attempting to force his way into her house. He was pounding on her door and kicking it. The neighbor is a female, home with 2 young children, and whose husband was out of town. the man was about 6', slender build, white T-Shirt, tatoos on his arms.
When she called 911, she was told no cars were available, but one would be sent. She called a minute or so later to say the man was now walking around her back yard trying the rear door and garage door, the call taker dismissively told her, "we have no cars available, what do you want me to do?". This neighbor calls another neighbor, married to CPD, to ask what she should do, neighbor #2 gives her the desk phone # at Dist. 22.
The guy at the desk says all cars are busy at a motorcycle accident, and what she needs is a gun. No shit Sherlock! He also said her call was not a priority.
I like and respect our members of the CPD. OEMC not so much. I don't have the contacts to find out who might have been working the desk at Dist.22 this morning, but if true, and I have no reason to doubt my neighbor, what a grade A asshole.
Someone trying to force his way into a home is not a priority call? Well here's a wake up call, you haven't heard the end of this.
In the meantime, area residents beware, you are truly on your own. Have your own plan of protection, and phone numbers of neighbors who might be willing to assist you.
Is this true? We have been saying for the longest time that the one car we have on our beat hardly ever gets to stay on the beat. Reason being is that it always gets moved east. Someone was potentially trying to break into a home and it does not get a priority 1A and deserve a police response? Something tells me the call taker never made this a burglary in progress call and probably made it some sort of trespass so that it would not get a high priority police response.
As for the desk person that answered the phone in the 22nd district, we find no fault there. The person that answered the phone has no control over police manpower and was truly helpless when it comes to the individual calling the station. The desk person can't leave the station and respond. It doesn't work that way. And ultimately, the person on the desk was exactly right, get a gun and protect yourself. We are at a point where no politician, boss, or anyone else is going to have our back but ourselves.
Again, we are the good and the evil is preying upon us. Do not let your guard down and be ready to fight. Start phone trees with your neighbors. Set up email chains for your neighbors. Pass the word around about everything that happens so that everyone knows. And please email or comment us about all that is happening. We will put it on the blog. Keep advocating to our alderman and our police that we need more forced patrol of 2211's beat. It works that way in the 008th District, why can't it work that way in the 022nd district.
Look at the description of the offender. Use that description and keep your eyes open. Call the police if you see this person.
(FYI, we are sure the date was supposed to be 6/26)
I live on the 10900-11000 block of Albany. This morning, (07/26) at about 5:10 a.m., a neighbor awoke to find a white male in his 20's, attempting to force his way into her house. He was pounding on her door and kicking it. The neighbor is a female, home with 2 young children, and whose husband was out of town. the man was about 6', slender build, white T-Shirt, tatoos on his arms.
When she called 911, she was told no cars were available, but one would be sent. She called a minute or so later to say the man was now walking around her back yard trying the rear door and garage door, the call taker dismissively told her, "we have no cars available, what do you want me to do?". This neighbor calls another neighbor, married to CPD, to ask what she should do, neighbor #2 gives her the desk phone # at Dist. 22.
The guy at the desk says all cars are busy at a motorcycle accident, and what she needs is a gun. No shit Sherlock! He also said her call was not a priority.
I like and respect our members of the CPD. OEMC not so much. I don't have the contacts to find out who might have been working the desk at Dist.22 this morning, but if true, and I have no reason to doubt my neighbor, what a grade A asshole.
Someone trying to force his way into a home is not a priority call? Well here's a wake up call, you haven't heard the end of this.
In the meantime, area residents beware, you are truly on your own. Have your own plan of protection, and phone numbers of neighbors who might be willing to assist you.
Is this true? We have been saying for the longest time that the one car we have on our beat hardly ever gets to stay on the beat. Reason being is that it always gets moved east. Someone was potentially trying to break into a home and it does not get a priority 1A and deserve a police response? Something tells me the call taker never made this a burglary in progress call and probably made it some sort of trespass so that it would not get a high priority police response.
As for the desk person that answered the phone in the 22nd district, we find no fault there. The person that answered the phone has no control over police manpower and was truly helpless when it comes to the individual calling the station. The desk person can't leave the station and respond. It doesn't work that way. And ultimately, the person on the desk was exactly right, get a gun and protect yourself. We are at a point where no politician, boss, or anyone else is going to have our back but ourselves.
Again, we are the good and the evil is preying upon us. Do not let your guard down and be ready to fight. Start phone trees with your neighbors. Set up email chains for your neighbors. Pass the word around about everything that happens so that everyone knows. And please email or comment us about all that is happening. We will put it on the blog. Keep advocating to our alderman and our police that we need more forced patrol of 2211's beat. It works that way in the 008th District, why can't it work that way in the 022nd district.
Look at the description of the offender. Use that description and keep your eyes open. Call the police if you see this person.
(FYI, we are sure the date was supposed to be 6/26)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Compliment an Officer
We've taken a little heat in the comments (unjustly as we will point out) about MTGP attacking the officers that work 2211. We refute that as we have time and again posted how the way 2211 is treated is not the officers fault. It is a failure of the bosses, politicians, reverends and will put some pressure on how the dispatchers dispatch cars. (although we are sure they have pressure from their higher ups when it comes to dispatching)
That being said, we are going to quash all of this negativity towards our officers that work our beat and give you this link that will truly show our appreciation for our officers.
Compliment an officer online. Please do this. Even if you are not a victim of a crime, compliment an officer on the arrests they made to help improve the neighborhood. The assistance at an accident scene. Their genuine good advice. They put up with a lot of hell and very often, they are not recognized for the hell they put up with.
However, we will continue to comment on the location of 2211 when they are pulled off of their beat to to all points east. Our community needs to stay informed of where their tax money is going and why it is going there.
That being said, we are going to quash all of this negativity towards our officers that work our beat and give you this link that will truly show our appreciation for our officers.
Compliment an officer online. Please do this. Even if you are not a victim of a crime, compliment an officer on the arrests they made to help improve the neighborhood. The assistance at an accident scene. Their genuine good advice. They put up with a lot of hell and very often, they are not recognized for the hell they put up with.
However, we will continue to comment on the location of 2211 when they are pulled off of their beat to to all points east. Our community needs to stay informed of where their tax money is going and why it is going there.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
2211 Narcotics arrest?
We are getting word that Bt. 2211 made a narcotics arrest on the 10800 blk of Pulaski on June 23rd?!? If this is true, we are sending another kudos their way. We need to start carrying those granola bars around and hand them out to the officers that make these nice arrests in our neighborhood.
Any details of arrest would be welcomed. Great job if this is true!!!!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Does Mt. Greenwood need cameras?
So do we? We have been talking on this blog about the increase in crime and we have seen in other neighborhoods the addition of cameras to attempt to solve them problem.
We here at MTGP say ABSOLUTELY NO! Let us go throught the gammit of arguements for the cameras.
From CBS2
"They're a tool to assist police officers to do their job better on the street," said Chicago Police Asst. Deputy Supt. Howard Lodding.
Really? How many street officers actually view blue light camera footage during a tour of duty? The average police officer does not use the blue light camera that is posted on a pole during their tour of duty. They usually are just sitting on top of the pole zooming in and out and rotating randomly in the hopes that they actually catch a crime occurring. If they do catch a crime occurring, that camera is not going to call 911 or alert the closest beat officer to what is happening. It will sit there and record the crime for some moments before reseting to a new camera angle. They do not exist to prevent crime, they exist to record it (maybe).
From ardamis via Chicago Tribune:
Another 100 police cameras are headed to high-crime street corners as the city expands a security system intended to disrupt crime, Mayor Richard Daley announced Tuesday.
But the new generation of cameras will be less obtrusive than the 200 already on the street. They will be a fraction of the weight and size of the current model and not be equipped with flashing blue lights.
The mayor related it best. They cameras are meant to disrupt crime. That's it. Not stop it. Not intervene. Not report it, just disrupt it. Wow, when we are getting robbed, or caught in gang crossfire, we will just be praying there is a camera there to disrupt it.
If we had police monitor all of the cameras located in the city, we would seriously need one police officer per camera. In order to effectively use the cameras that are in a fixed location and can't move around, we would need to put one set of eyes on each camera so that that set of eyes could watch for crimes in progress and let the police on the ground know where to go and what to look for. So, basically, you need 2 people to do the job that 1 would have been able to do. Not cost effective and not efficient.
To borrow a line from Second City Cop, when was the last time you saw a camera climb down from a pole and put cuffs on someone. Cameras are just there to make the average citizen believe something is being done when really nothing is.
We believe that our police department is comprised of many very good officers that are more than willing to do the work that needs to be done. However, we feel that out police department philosophy has changed. Chicago Police are being led to not prevent crime or be proactive but to report crime and be reactive. Hence why there is an increase in cameras that only report crime and no police to actually prevent crime.
Mount Greenwood does not need cameras, it needs boots on the ground in the form of police officers.
We here at MTGP say ABSOLUTELY NO! Let us go throught the gammit of arguements for the cameras.
From CBS2
"They're a tool to assist police officers to do their job better on the street," said Chicago Police Asst. Deputy Supt. Howard Lodding.
Really? How many street officers actually view blue light camera footage during a tour of duty? The average police officer does not use the blue light camera that is posted on a pole during their tour of duty. They usually are just sitting on top of the pole zooming in and out and rotating randomly in the hopes that they actually catch a crime occurring. If they do catch a crime occurring, that camera is not going to call 911 or alert the closest beat officer to what is happening. It will sit there and record the crime for some moments before reseting to a new camera angle. They do not exist to prevent crime, they exist to record it (maybe).
From ardamis via Chicago Tribune:
Another 100 police cameras are headed to high-crime street corners as the city expands a security system intended to disrupt crime, Mayor Richard Daley announced Tuesday.
But the new generation of cameras will be less obtrusive than the 200 already on the street. They will be a fraction of the weight and size of the current model and not be equipped with flashing blue lights.
The mayor related it best. They cameras are meant to disrupt crime. That's it. Not stop it. Not intervene. Not report it, just disrupt it. Wow, when we are getting robbed, or caught in gang crossfire, we will just be praying there is a camera there to disrupt it.
If we had police monitor all of the cameras located in the city, we would seriously need one police officer per camera. In order to effectively use the cameras that are in a fixed location and can't move around, we would need to put one set of eyes on each camera so that that set of eyes could watch for crimes in progress and let the police on the ground know where to go and what to look for. So, basically, you need 2 people to do the job that 1 would have been able to do. Not cost effective and not efficient.
To borrow a line from Second City Cop, when was the last time you saw a camera climb down from a pole and put cuffs on someone. Cameras are just there to make the average citizen believe something is being done when really nothing is.
We believe that our police department is comprised of many very good officers that are more than willing to do the work that needs to be done. However, we feel that out police department philosophy has changed. Chicago Police are being led to not prevent crime or be proactive but to report crime and be reactive. Hence why there is an increase in cameras that only report crime and no police to actually prevent crime.
Mount Greenwood does not need cameras, it needs boots on the ground in the form of police officers.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Village Voice said...
Well I for one am not sad that we do not have the parade ... I have no problem with a festival similar to Irish fest at Gaelic Park but the parade was turning into a joke .. If the tradition which was turning into a drunkfest, well sayonara. That is the example it was setting ... PR fest is changing, I worked it back in the day when it was a battle royal, but now from what I hear, it is not that bad ... One thing to remember, the city did not stop the parade ... The Parade committee ended the parade ...
Let's analyze this.
We for one would love to have an Irish fest too. We basically had that. However, some committee cancelled it. Funny thing, can't find the members of the committee anywhere listed. Wonder who was on that committee.
About the drunkfest. Maybe it was turning into a drunkfest. Maybe it always was. Is it a shock that you put a large quantity of Irish people together that they may drink? Our festival was once a year, usually on a cold day and in the morning. It was a major financial draw to the community. It was attended by people from around the country and the world. How can something that was so well attended by so many good people be so bad?
Puerto Rican fest changing? Okay, inside of the park where it is held, maybe. One of our staff have recently worked the fest as well and they tell me there are still roving street gangs moving about through the fest threatening and attempting to start fights. If it was not for the 'overwhelming' police presence, the Puerto Rican fest would be the same as when you worked it.
Immediately step outside the park and you definitely have problems. When the day comes and they invent transporters that beam us directly to the event, we may go.
Lastly, the city did not stop the parade? Maybe they did, maybe they didn't. Let me ask you this, if the city didn't stop the parade, why did a city alderwoman for the 19th ward make this comment that was found in an ABC 7 news report.
"People are sad but they know it had to happen. It's grown to a point where it can't be held in a residential community like this," said Ald. Ginger Rugai, 19th Ward.
Why would an alderwoman be so quick to be on the side of the committee if she had nothing to do with it? We all know that you need the alderwoman on your side for permits and the like.
Ultimately, the point of the previous article still holds true. We already inundate other neighborhoods in Chicago with police and these festivals just draw more manpower away from the good, tax-paying neighborhoods like ours.
Let's analyze this.
We for one would love to have an Irish fest too. We basically had that. However, some committee cancelled it. Funny thing, can't find the members of the committee anywhere listed. Wonder who was on that committee.
About the drunkfest. Maybe it was turning into a drunkfest. Maybe it always was. Is it a shock that you put a large quantity of Irish people together that they may drink? Our festival was once a year, usually on a cold day and in the morning. It was a major financial draw to the community. It was attended by people from around the country and the world. How can something that was so well attended by so many good people be so bad?
Puerto Rican fest changing? Okay, inside of the park where it is held, maybe. One of our staff have recently worked the fest as well and they tell me there are still roving street gangs moving about through the fest threatening and attempting to start fights. If it was not for the 'overwhelming' police presence, the Puerto Rican fest would be the same as when you worked it.
Immediately step outside the park and you definitely have problems. When the day comes and they invent transporters that beam us directly to the event, we may go.
Lastly, the city did not stop the parade? Maybe they did, maybe they didn't. Let me ask you this, if the city didn't stop the parade, why did a city alderwoman for the 19th ward make this comment that was found in an ABC 7 news report.
"People are sad but they know it had to happen. It's grown to a point where it can't be held in a residential community like this," said Ald. Ginger Rugai, 19th Ward.
Why would an alderwoman be so quick to be on the side of the committee if she had nothing to do with it? We all know that you need the alderwoman on your side for permits and the like.
Ultimately, the point of the previous article still holds true. We already inundate other neighborhoods in Chicago with police and these festivals just draw more manpower away from the good, tax-paying neighborhoods like ours.
Festivals
We just read this about an Urban festival (which appears to be a cover for a muslim festival) from Shaved. We are also in the midst of the Puerto Rican fest.
Why does it matter?
Hundreds, if not thousands, of police officers are being sent to these events from districts citywide. We are certain that the 22nd district is not immune to it. These festivals are being held in neighborhoods that already have a plethora of police in them. And guess what? You and us are paying for them. Most of us are probably not be going to them because we fear us or our children getting caught up in a gang fight or gunfire, but we sure are paying for them.
Hold the phone, we are paying for festivals that we do not attend and we are paying our police to go to these festivals to leave us unprotected on the homefront. In a logical world, this would not make any sense.
But we live in Chicago.
At least we get this groundswell of police every year during the Southside Irish Parade....er... Fuck, they took that away from us too. The one event that is meant for our neighborhood that we felt safe going to has been removed from our neighborhood. Why did they do this? Because of the minor disturbances and fighting that occured.
Have you been to some of these other festivals? We guess that means that Bud Billiken, Mexican Parades, Puerto Rican fests and every other neighborhood festival will be cancelled based on this criteria. We mean, people get shot at these other festivals, which has to rise well above the level of 'chaos' observed during the Southside Irish parade.
Nope, we get fucked in more than one way here. And we sit here and take it.
We hope our politicians are at least taking us out to dinner first. We hate feeling used.
Why does it matter?
Hundreds, if not thousands, of police officers are being sent to these events from districts citywide. We are certain that the 22nd district is not immune to it. These festivals are being held in neighborhoods that already have a plethora of police in them. And guess what? You and us are paying for them. Most of us are probably not be going to them because we fear us or our children getting caught up in a gang fight or gunfire, but we sure are paying for them.
Hold the phone, we are paying for festivals that we do not attend and we are paying our police to go to these festivals to leave us unprotected on the homefront. In a logical world, this would not make any sense.
But we live in Chicago.
At least we get this groundswell of police every year during the Southside Irish Parade....er... Fuck, they took that away from us too. The one event that is meant for our neighborhood that we felt safe going to has been removed from our neighborhood. Why did they do this? Because of the minor disturbances and fighting that occured.
Have you been to some of these other festivals? We guess that means that Bud Billiken, Mexican Parades, Puerto Rican fests and every other neighborhood festival will be cancelled based on this criteria. We mean, people get shot at these other festivals, which has to rise well above the level of 'chaos' observed during the Southside Irish parade.
Nope, we get fucked in more than one way here. And we sit here and take it.
We hope our politicians are at least taking us out to dinner first. We hate feeling used.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
No one is crying (edit for spelling/grammar...sorry, our writer was tired)
We read a couple of comments regarding people 'whining' about the location of 2211. We don't consider it 'whining' as much as pointing out the lack of police service on the beat. One comment called it 'whining' while at the same time stated that downtown doesn't care about us on the west end of the 22nd District.
Exactly our point. We talk about the location of 2211 and the administrative moves in the department because no one cares about us, but us. All of our calls and complaints do not get any action. Yet, at the same time, our money gets siphoned from our pockets while there are areas in the city that get all of the service for less or no money.
What does that leave us with? Well, the only thing that we can do is come together and express everything that we see and know about what is happening in our city and our community. If we all realize that we are upset with the same thing, then we are a mass of people that have a problem that the city has to deal with or...
...we as a voting block, (and a large one at that) will have the knowledge to vote out those in power and put new people in power until we get what we want.
And what do we want? Either more police protection or lower our taxes to a level that truly relfects the services the city realistically can and do supply us. We need to stop funding the city services for people in the city that do nothing but siphon the resources of our citizens for a return of absolutely nothing.
Call in whining, call it complaining, call in whatever you like. We call it a problem and we choose to not sit on our asses and let it keep happening. We choose to make people aware of what is going on. We choose to educate the populace and we trust our community to make the right decisions based on the information at hand.
Exactly our point. We talk about the location of 2211 and the administrative moves in the department because no one cares about us, but us. All of our calls and complaints do not get any action. Yet, at the same time, our money gets siphoned from our pockets while there are areas in the city that get all of the service for less or no money.
What does that leave us with? Well, the only thing that we can do is come together and express everything that we see and know about what is happening in our city and our community. If we all realize that we are upset with the same thing, then we are a mass of people that have a problem that the city has to deal with or...
...we as a voting block, (and a large one at that) will have the knowledge to vote out those in power and put new people in power until we get what we want.
And what do we want? Either more police protection or lower our taxes to a level that truly relfects the services the city realistically can and do supply us. We need to stop funding the city services for people in the city that do nothing but siphon the resources of our citizens for a return of absolutely nothing.
Call in whining, call it complaining, call in whatever you like. We call it a problem and we choose to not sit on our asses and let it keep happening. We choose to make people aware of what is going on. We choose to educate the populace and we trust our community to make the right decisions based on the information at hand.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
From email
At the 7-11 at 115th & Kedzie there are African-American men harassing women as they walk to and from the gas station. My wife ran to 7-11 to pick up something for cookies she's baking at 11:05pm.(edited by MTGP, for a last minute need for the next day) One shouted something about coming home with him. Another shouted "Hey Bitch! Get back here!" As my wife ignored him, he proceeded to chase her. As usual we called the police and watched for them to patrol, but after 10 minutes we stopped watching. Merrionette Park police are pathetic. I figured Mt. Greenwood folks should know about this as well. Too bad it's illegal for her to carry gun. Next time she will bring her pepper spray, which is sad because we used to feel safe here...
Again, we have commented on that corner before. We have seen that type of behavior as well. Even though we have been told that the car wash is clear and free of gang activity does not mean that it is still not at that corner. That corner seems to be becoming a gathering spot for some seedy individuals as they are traveling through. Or, those people are living in the apartments nearby in Merrionette Park. Kedzie goes right through Robbins and 115th St appears to be a great route out of Roseland and to all the burial locations for their gang banger friends. Police response may not be good, but calling is the only thing we have right now. We cannot comment on Merrionette Park, but keep calling if you are in Chicago.
Every call forces a beat car to come to the neighborhood.
Again, we have commented on that corner before. We have seen that type of behavior as well. Even though we have been told that the car wash is clear and free of gang activity does not mean that it is still not at that corner. That corner seems to be becoming a gathering spot for some seedy individuals as they are traveling through. Or, those people are living in the apartments nearby in Merrionette Park. Kedzie goes right through Robbins and 115th St appears to be a great route out of Roseland and to all the burial locations for their gang banger friends. Police response may not be good, but calling is the only thing we have right now. We cannot comment on Merrionette Park, but keep calling if you are in Chicago.
Every call forces a beat car to come to the neighborhood.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Did 2211 refuse to leave their beat to take a job?
Just read in the comments that 2211 refused to leave their beat to take a job. Is this true? If so, nice work. Way to stand up against the system that has left us high and dry for protection. If we had ribbons to hand out for having the balls to tell the dispatchers no, we'd be handing them out righ now. We also have to give credit to the sgt. that decided not to force 2211 off the beat to handle the job. Or the field lt. who might have been listening as well. We may attack the higher ups from time to time, but if they do what is right then we will also praise them.
If all of this is true....GREAT WORK!!!!
If all of this is true....GREAT WORK!!!!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
2211 afternoons kudos
It has been mentioned in the comments about arrests and activity generated by 2211 on the afternoon watch and the effort being made.
We have seen some of this activity and we really appreciate it. They appear to be doing the job that we would like for them to do and it is not going unnoticed. They are just one car but they seem to try hard. Who gives a crap about narratives flying in court. Half of the stuff police make arrests for in Cook County gets dismissed anyway. That being said, the arrests do make a difference. They start to scare the crap out of the criminals that choose to commit crimes in our neighborhood.
MTGP salutes 2211 afternoons for the work they are doing. We have also noticed a couple of times that the residents of 2211 have been calling the police more on afternoons, which in turn forces 2211 or another car to come to Mt. Greenwood. We love it.
Remember, there is more to working a beat car on 2211 than numbers. Quality activity and presence are worth more than numbers generated by the unit.
We have seen some of this activity and we really appreciate it. They appear to be doing the job that we would like for them to do and it is not going unnoticed. They are just one car but they seem to try hard. Who gives a crap about narratives flying in court. Half of the stuff police make arrests for in Cook County gets dismissed anyway. That being said, the arrests do make a difference. They start to scare the crap out of the criminals that choose to commit crimes in our neighborhood.
MTGP salutes 2211 afternoons for the work they are doing. We have also noticed a couple of times that the residents of 2211 have been calling the police more on afternoons, which in turn forces 2211 or another car to come to Mt. Greenwood. We love it.
Remember, there is more to working a beat car on 2211 than numbers. Quality activity and presence are worth more than numbers generated by the unit.
From Comments...again
We feel the need to address stuff in the comments. An explanation needs to be give to those that worry about calling 911 and why to call 911. We are going to refer readers to our other post about racial profiling vs. criminal profiling as well as a response on this post.
This is why I asked if I should call. I have been called Racist by the police here for calling in about suspicious people who happen to be black in the past. Dispatch has even hinted at that as well. Just because a person(s) who is acting suspiciously happens to be black, it does not mean we are being racist.It means we have not seen that person before and he/she is acting strange. Check them out!Don't give me a lecture on racism.
Those internal feelings that you as a tax paying citizen about not coming off racist or don't want to offend anyone are feelings that have been given to you by the media/politicians/reverends of the world who tell you that you can't feel that way or that you are offending someone.
Ultimately, the person that you maybe offending is the person that becomes a victim because you did not call 911 on that suspicious person.
Years back when we were a more communal society, we used always look at outsiders that entered our neighborhoods and some may even have confronted them. That is human nature. Until that person proves their intentions to the community, we are going to watch and be suspicious. Our current form of confronting the individuals is using the police department to do the confronting.
Know this if you call 911, the police may not necessarily stop the person. Sometimes, they will watch the person too. And that is good as well. There is nothing wrong with a police officer parking on a block and watching the suspicious person move. Then when that suspicious person turns a corner, the police can turn a corner and keep watching. That may be good enough to scare this individual away if they have criminal intentions. The criminal might believe that this neighborhood is well watched by police or the community and it isn't worth the risk.
Believe us, the dispatchers are the last people you should worry about offending. They are responsible for taking the calls and dispatching them out. Their personal views are just that, their personal views. They are not living your life and in your neighborhood and they do not know what you are seeing. Ultimately, dispatchers are just a voice on the end of the phone that is translating what you tell them to the police. We know dispatchers that live in our neighborhood that would cheer you on for calling as they have families that live here as well. You are doing the right thing by calling.
Also, if you do not want to give your name and talk to a police officer, you do not have to. You can remain anonymous. Hell, the people in the ghettos that get all of the police presence make these anonymous 911 calls ALL THE TIME!!!!
This is why I asked if I should call. I have been called Racist by the police here for calling in about suspicious people who happen to be black in the past. Dispatch has even hinted at that as well. Just because a person(s) who is acting suspiciously happens to be black, it does not mean we are being racist.It means we have not seen that person before and he/she is acting strange. Check them out!Don't give me a lecture on racism.
Those internal feelings that you as a tax paying citizen about not coming off racist or don't want to offend anyone are feelings that have been given to you by the media/politicians/reverends of the world who tell you that you can't feel that way or that you are offending someone.
Ultimately, the person that you maybe offending is the person that becomes a victim because you did not call 911 on that suspicious person.
Years back when we were a more communal society, we used always look at outsiders that entered our neighborhoods and some may even have confronted them. That is human nature. Until that person proves their intentions to the community, we are going to watch and be suspicious. Our current form of confronting the individuals is using the police department to do the confronting.
Know this if you call 911, the police may not necessarily stop the person. Sometimes, they will watch the person too. And that is good as well. There is nothing wrong with a police officer parking on a block and watching the suspicious person move. Then when that suspicious person turns a corner, the police can turn a corner and keep watching. That may be good enough to scare this individual away if they have criminal intentions. The criminal might believe that this neighborhood is well watched by police or the community and it isn't worth the risk.
Believe us, the dispatchers are the last people you should worry about offending. They are responsible for taking the calls and dispatching them out. Their personal views are just that, their personal views. They are not living your life and in your neighborhood and they do not know what you are seeing. Ultimately, dispatchers are just a voice on the end of the phone that is translating what you tell them to the police. We know dispatchers that live in our neighborhood that would cheer you on for calling as they have families that live here as well. You are doing the right thing by calling.
Also, if you do not want to give your name and talk to a police officer, you do not have to. You can remain anonymous. Hell, the people in the ghettos that get all of the police presence make these anonymous 911 calls ALL THE TIME!!!!
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